Aura impact of metal on sleep function

anacreon · 02-19-2014, 12:50 PM

Most of my books are stored on industrial type metal shelves, 4 floors up from my flat. I was there yesterday to weed out books to throw away or give away, checking on the calibre catalogue on my kobo aura which I had as an ebook and which not (I have some 4500 references on calibre, and am not always sure which I have as an epub as well as on paper).

Standing (on metal steps) while I screened the top shelves, I was surprised that the aura went to sleep on its own every time I laid it on the metal shelves (in its cover, folded). I had to hold it to keep it awake.

How come?

Anagnostis · 02-19-2014, 12:58 PM

I have the same behavior when i put my Aura HD on top of my iPad !!

arspr · 02-19-2014, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by anacreon

Most of my books are stored on industrial type metal shelves, 4 floors up from my flat. I was there yesterday to weed out books to throw away or give away, checking on the calibre catalogue on my kobo aura which I had as an ebook and which not (I have some 4500 references on calibre, and am not always sure which I have as an epub as well as on paper).

Standing (on metal steps) while I screened the top shelves, I was surprised that the aura went to sleep on its own every time I laid it on the metal shelves (in its cover, folded). I had to hold it to keep it awake.

How come?

I bet it is the Sleep Cover function which basically enables the device to sleep/wake up through detection of a magnet embedded in the cover. Your iron/steel shelves are affecting that detector. It's like using a compass inside an iron cage...

Just turn off that preference and it should be "fixed".

RobertJSawyer · 02-19-2014, 01:39 PM

Happens to me when I place my Glo or Aura HD on the edge of bathtub that has metal under the enamel. It's a magnetic switch.

02-19-2014, 12:50 PM	#1
anacreon Guru Posts: 961 Karma: 3475832 Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Device: Elipsa, Sage	impact of metal on sleep function Most of my books are stored on industrial type metal shelves, 4 floors up from my flat. I was there yesterday to weed out books to throw away or give away, checking on the calibre catalogue on my kobo aura which I had as an ebook and which not (I have some 4500 references on calibre, and am not always sure which I have as an epub as well as on paper). Standing (on metal steps) while I screened the top shelves, I was surprised that the aura went to sleep on its own every time I laid it on the metal shelves (in its cover, folded). I had to hold it to keep it awake. How come?

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02-19-2014, 12:58 PM	#2
Anagnostis Member Posts: 19 Karma: 2748 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Greece Device: Kindle PW/PW2 - Kobo Aura HD -iPad 3	I have the same behavior when i put my Aura HD on top of my iPad !!

02-19-2014, 01:39 PM	#4
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 730 Karma: 3871570 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	Happens to me when I place my Glo or Aura HD on the edge of bathtub that has metal under the enamel. It's a magnetic switch.

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